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I have a 1969 Ford F-250 Ranger with a 360 in it. It hasn't been started for 8-10 years. I replaced the battery, solenoid and spark plugs. Bought a new Air filter and oil. The front and rear differential looked good on oil. Same with the tranny and transfer case. When I try to turn it over it tries to start at first. I can hear the pump going when i turn it over. It has a little gas 1/4. If anyone can reply with some suggestions would be much appreciated thanks.
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I have a 1969 Ford F-250 Ranger with a 360 in it. It hasn't been started for 8-10 years. I replaced the battery, solenoid and spark plugs. Bought a new Air filter and oil. The front and rear differential looked good on oil. Same with the tranny and transfer case. When I try to turn it over it tries to start at first. I can hear the pump going when i turn it over. It has a little gas 1/4. If anyone can reply with some suggestions would be much appreciated thanks.
Verify spark... a blue one at that.
Verify fuel... work the throttle while looking down the carb's throat for two jets of fuel.
Even then, sitting that long prolly has dried out the carb components... the accelerator pump diaphram is notorious for drying up. My guess is that it has rotted and is causing a flooded condition.. the fuel bowl empties down the carb and into the manifold. I recommend throwing a $22 rebuild kit at it to establish a known-good condition.
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I did manually crank it over with the spark plugs for 10-15 minutes. you mean just pull a plug out and see if it sparks when it contacts metal ? I'm not really mechanically inclined so what do you mean by two jets of fuel ? I can go buy a carb rebuild kit.
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Pull a spark plug wire and pull back its boot. With a pair of insulated pliers, hold the conductor about 1/8-inch away from the engine block and have someone crank it. A blue spark indicates a strong spark... an orange arc would indicate that the ignition system needs to be changed.
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If that noise you hear is a clicking it just might be a damaged tooth or two on the flywheel ring gear. Some fresh gas would be helpful too.
HIO silver is on the right track with the ignition issues. You might want ask your friends if any of them has experience with ignition point distributors. Having points stick closed after a decade or so isn't unusual.
HIO silver is on the right track with the ignition issues. You might want ask your friends if any of them has experience with ignition point distributors. Having points stick closed after a decade or so isn't unusual.
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